Anatole Lebreton L\u2019Eau de Merzhin Eau de Parfum is a dazzling green chypre niche perfume featuring delicate florals, watery leaves and grasses. L\u2019Eau de Merzhin is named after Merlin (Merzhin in Breton), wizard to legendary King Arthur and central figure in Breton folklore. Having himself grown up in the green fields and fresh maritime climate of Brittany, Anatole Lebreton has recreated in L\u2019Eau de Merzhin the moist green landscape of Celtic myth.<\/p>\n
The olfactory effect of water, roots and delicate flowers intricately entwined is cleverly achieved through a balancing of natural perfume absolutes. The scent opens like an ode to a riverside scene thanks to the refreshing dampness of angelica, while the green and fresh notes of galbanum replicate fragrant wafts of sodden grass in a damp meadow. The arrangement is beautifully intimate with a cool mystery reminiscent of John Everett Millais\u2019 famous pre-Raphaelite painting of Ophelia – the drowned heroine of Shakepeare\u2019s Hamlet. <\/p>\n
Whereas the ill-fated maiden in Everett Millais\u2019 painting wears an intricate chain of violet petals around her neck, Anatole Lebreton instead opts for the violet leaf to paint his olfactory picture. The leaf\u2019s sharp green fragrance infuses well with the lush angelica notes of the opening to recreate the cool informality of meadow wild-flowers. L\u2019Eau de Marzhin is not about dainty irises in a fussy rockery, instead it celebrates the free-spirited refreshment of northern European marshlands. The allure of the untame and the unknown is furthered by waxy orris root, which blends subterranean mystery with the damp earthiness of sodden soil – an olfactory nod to nature\u2019s eternal spring. <\/p>\n
L\u2019Eau de Merzhin\u2019s base features flouve, a grass extract which lends it a floral honey sweetness. Things dry down slightly as the presence of a golden hay absolute hints at summer pastures, a time in which sun-warmed meadows present the fertile gifts of mother earth to be harvested. From literature to painting and from mythology to perfume – nature is our ultimate source of inspiration. This ceaseless source of beauty for mankind.<\/p>\n
L’Eau Scandaleuse is vegan. No animalic raw materials are used,<\/p>\n
Notes: galbanum, angelica, violet leaf, cassie (magnolia), hawthorn, flouve, hay, tonka bean, orris and oakmoss. <\/p>\n